Enrollment
33
High
DISTRICT 133 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTELLO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550987002821
High Marq Environmental Charter School
222 Forest Ln, Montello, WI 53949 · (608) 297-7617 · Marquette County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL33 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Wisconsin public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
13 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 6 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 5 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 7 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 6 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 5 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 4 | 12% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
83.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +33.3pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -16.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 33 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.3% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 66.7% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where High Marq Environmental Charter School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 33 | #492 of 532 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
33
+1 (+3%) vs 2020
+136% since 2010-11, when it was 14
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33 | 2 | 16.5:1 | 39% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 32 | 2 | 16.0:1 | 47% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 33 | 2 | 16.5:1 | 45% (15) |
| 2020-21 | 32 | 2 | 16.0:1 | 59% (19) |
| 2017-18 | 30 | 2 | 15.0:1 | 40% (12) |
| 2015-16 | 29 | 2 | 14.5:1 | 41% (12) |
| 2010-11 | 14 | 1 | 14.0:1 | 50% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for High Marq Environmental Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (30 to 33); teachers unchanged (2 to 2).
About High Marq Environmental Charter School
High Marq Environmental Charter School is a small high school in Montello School District, located in Montello, Wisconsin. Enrollment is 33 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 12. Against the 475-student average for high schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 93% lower.
High Marq Environmental Charter School is part of Montello School District, where 4 schools serve 571 students.
White students are the large majority at High Marq Environmental Charter School, with 91% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 6% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The White share in Marquette County as a whole is similar, at about 93%.
The school employs the equivalent of 2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.5:1. Among high schools in Wisconsin, the typical ratio is 14.6:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 39%.
Measured against Wisconsin public high schools, High Marq Environmental Charter School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, High Marq Environmental Charter School is 7.6 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 61.1% actual, 53.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Marquette County has these Census figures: median household income is about $65,681, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. High Marq Environmental Charter School is among the 9 public schools in Marquette County.
Forest Lane Community School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. High Marq Environmental Charter School's average proficiency of 61.1% compares with 57.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
High Marq Environmental Charter School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Federal counts put enrollment at 32 in 2020-21 and 33 in 2024-25, a 3% gain.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Marquette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,746
Census ACS
Median income
$65,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montello School District
- Forest Lane Community SchoolElementary · 284 students
- Montello Junior/Senior HighHigh · 232 students
- Montello Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 22 students
Other schools in Montello
- Forest Lane Community SchoolElementary · 284 students
- Montello Junior/Senior HighHigh · 232 students
- Montello Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Lane Community School0.0 mi · 284
- Montello Virtual Charter School0.0 mi · 22
- Montello Junior/Senior High0.0 mi · 232
- Endeavor Elementary9.3 mi · 57
- Westfield Elementary10.2 mi · 275
- Princeton School10.6 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About High Marq Environmental Charter SchoolHow many students attend High Marq Environmental Charter School?
High Marq Environmental Charter School enrolls approximately 33 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does High Marq Environmental Charter School serve?
High Marq Environmental Charter School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at High Marq Environmental Charter School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at High Marq Environmental Charter School.
How diverse is High Marq Environmental Charter School?
High Marq Environmental Charter School reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees High Marq Environmental Charter School?
High Marq Environmental Charter School is overseen by Montello School District in Marquette County.
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